The Maid Shattered A Crime Boss’s Whiskey And Claimed He Was Being Poisoned—Then The Evidence Pointed Straight To The Man He Trusted Most
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Chapter 12 - Marcus Exposes A Much Larger Criminal Syndicate Behind Everything
Handcuffed to a stainless steel chair in the estate’s basement vault, Marcus stared blankly at the bare concrete floor.
Gideon stood across from him, supported only by the heavy wooden table where the seized chemical vials were laid out.
“Who else is on the payroll, Marcus?” Gideon demanded.
Marcus let out a dry, hacking laugh, blood trickling from the corner of his split lip.
“You think I acted alone, Gideon? The cartel owns three city councilmen and the federal district attorney,” Marcus laughed.
“You can lock me up, but the syndicate will carve this city apart the second I’m gone.”
Gideon didn't flinch.
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“Let them come,” Gideon said softly.
“I survived the docks before you, and I’ll survive them after you.”
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Chapter 13 - The Maid Receives A Dangerous Warning In The Kitchen
Chapter 14 - Gideon Promotes The Maid To His Private Confidential Secretary
Chapter 15 - An Assassin Targets The Estate Under Cover Of Darkness
Chapter 16 - The Maid Saves Gideon’s Life During A Brutal Ambush
Chapter 17 - Interrogating The Captured Mercenary Inside The Iron Vault
Chapter 18 - Uncovering The Mastermind Operating From Outside The State
